A view of a valley in Seneca County that Seneca Meadows landfill is seeking a permit to fill.

As the state Department of Environmental Conservation continues to weigh permit renewals for Seneca Meadows landfill in the Finger Lakes, I urge regulators to keep an important distinction in mind: The demand for closure of the landfill should not be confused with environmental stewardship — because in truth, Seneca Meadows is not the problem.

The state’s largest landfill is attempting to provide a solution to an overwhelming challenge that is being ignored: We make too much trash.

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Like it or not, Seneca Meadows’ operators are mitigating the environmental hazard created by New Yorkers across the state........

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